Household #78: Golding, Frank
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In the 1900 Barney census, Frank Golding headed a one-person household. The table below preserves the exact names, relationships, ages, birthplaces, and occupations recorded for the household.
Household Snapshot
Frank Golding appeared as a one-person household in the 1900 Barney census; the snapshot rests on the head's age, birthplace, work status, and place in the census order.
Frank Golding's listed occupation was Cashier.
All listed household members were reported as born in Georgia.
Newspaper and Public-Record Trail
This section flags public-record leads separate from the census table. The detailed discussion stays in the family narrative, research status, and source citations below.
1900 Census Household
| Name | Relation | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Golding | Head | 41 | Georgia | Cashier |
Children and Later Trails
No child-tracking items are open for this page because the 1900 table lists no children in the household.
Family Narrative
Frank Golding is securely documented in the 1900 census at Barney, Brooks County, Georgia. That record shows a Black man born in Georgia in April 1859, widowed, literate, renting a house, and working as a cashier. He was living alone, and the census states that his mother was born in Georgia. Within the Barney enumeration, his occupation stands out because most nearby households were tied to manual labor, especially turpentine work.
The earlier census material supports a probable multi-census identification. In 1870, a Frank Golding age eleven appears in District 7, Chatham County, Georgia, in a household with Mary Golding and other Golding family members. In 1880, a Frank Golding age twenty-three appears in District 16, Liberty County, Georgia, listed as a Black single day laborer born in Georgia, with his mother also reported as born in Georgia. Those details fit the later Barney household reasonably well. The age progression is workable, the surname remains consistent, and the Georgia birth pattern aligns across the records.
The earlier draft also cited a possible 1896 Atlanta city census entry for Frank Golden. That reference may be useful, but it should be treated cautiously unless the underlying record is rechecked directly. Even without that 1896 item, the 1870, 1880, and 1900 census records provide a plausible working reconstruction for Frank Golding's adult path from a Chatham County household to an 1880 Liberty County labor record and then to the 1900 Barney household.
Open Research Questions
- Parentage audit: Keep head-of-household and spouse parentage as unresolved unless a cited direct record names the parents or the entry explains the census chain supporting the identification.
- The cited 1896 Atlanta record for Frank Golden should be rechecked directly before it is treated as part of the core record chain.
- No marriage record has been found for Frank Golding.
- No record has been found identifying the wife implied by his widowed status in 1900.
- No death, burial, probate, or secure post-1900 record has been found for Frank Golding or Frank Golden.
Research Status
Probable multi-census identification anchored by the 1900 Barney household. The 1870 and 1880 census records fit well enough to support a cautious reconstruction, but the widowhood question and Frank Golding's fate after 1900 remain unresolved. The entry is stronger than a single-record household, though still incomplete.
Sources
- 1900 U.S. census, Barney, Brooks County, Georgia, household of Frank Golding.
- Census image and indexed detail review for Frank Golding in the 1900 Barney, Brooks County, Georgia census.
- 1880 U.S. census, District 16, Liberty County, Georgia, Frank Golding.
- 1870 U.S. census, District 7, Chatham County, Georgia, household including Frank Golding, Mary Golding, Abram Golding, June Golding, Isaac Golding, and Patsey Golding.
- Reported 1896 Atlanta city census entry for Frank Golden, pending direct recheck.
- Find a Grave search for Frank Golding and Frank Golden in Brooks County, Georgia cemeteries, negative as of May 2026.
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